Pavlov found that if he allowed his animals to rest for several hours following the extinction of a behavior, the conditioned response would spontaneously appear again upon re-presentation of the conditioned stimulus.

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This phenomenon is known as spontaneous recovery, where a previously extinguished conditioned response re-emerges after a rest period when the conditioned stimulus is presented again.

Pavlov Found That If He Allowed His Animals to Rest